Coders for Humanity
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TECHNOLOGY IN SERVICE OF PEOPLE

Open engineering for
the human problems
worth solving.

Developers, researchers, designers, and domain experts.
Working together to build technology that belongs to everyone.

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See a problem worth solving? Propose it
SHARED KNOWLEDGE. SHARED POSSIBILITY.01 / ∞
OPEN SOURCEWITHOUT BORDERSPUBLICBY DESIGN
Many disciplines. One shared purpose.↗
Open source, alwaysPublic benefit firstNo commercial ownership of the institutionOur constitution

01Work with a purpose

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Small contributions. Shared infrastructure. Meaningful possibilities.

Demonstration catalogue These examples show how the institution will work. They are not active projects or verified outcomes.
CFH / FOO
FoodExample

Food Bridge

Connecting surplus food with the organizations that can put it to use.

research2 open tasks
CFH / ACC
AccessibilityExample

Access Map

Making reliable accessibility information part of every journey.

design1 open tasks
CFH / SHE
Disaster ResponseExample

Shelter Link

A common language for shelter capacity and essential resources.

proposal2 open tasks
YOUR SKILLS HAVE A PLACE HERE

A better tomorrow is a team effort.

You don’t need to be a coder. You just need a way to contribute.

I have 30 minutesI know ReactI’m a designerI’m a researcherI work in logisticsI can testI can translateI’m not a coder

02Start with the problem

Open problem library
01
Food · Example question

Surplus food. Unmet need. A coordination gap.

02
Accessibility · Example question

A public place is only accessible if you can plan to use it.

03
Disaster Response · Example question

Emergency resources need a shared language.

A RESPONSIBLE PATH FROM IDEA TO IMPACT

Understand first.
Build what helps.
Stay to maintain it.

Our project lifecycle
  1. 01Identify the problem
  2. 02Research & specify
  3. 03Build & verify
  4. 04Pilot & measure
  5. 05Deploy & steward
THE FOUNDING QUESTION

What could we build if
monetization wasn’t the objective?

No contributor owns what we build. No corporation owns what we build.
Coders for Humanity does not exist to own what we build.

We build it, maintain it, document it, and give it away.Read our mission